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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODFL) announced today that David S. Congdon, President and Chief Executive Officer, will preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

Joining Mr. Congdon at the ceremony will be members of Old Dominion’s executive team and company customers.

Mr. Congdon remarked, “We are pleased to preside over the NASDAQ’s Closing Bell to honor our 75 th anniversary, as well as our long and fruitful relationship with NASDAQ. In the 18 years since our initial public offering, our stock price has increased more than 650% and our market capitalization has increased by more than 930%.

Throughout this period, NASDAQ has been a great platform for increasing our visibility and for translating the growth of

our Company into increased stockholder value. After 75 years in business, we are confident that our ability to deliver comprehensive services and superior service standards will continue to differentiate Old Dominion in the market and enable us to further expand one of our industry’s strongest records of long-term growth.”

The ceremony will take place at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square from 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 17th. To view the ceremony, please go to the Company’s website at www.odfl.com : .

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a less-than-truckload motor carrier providing multi-regional service among six regions in the United States and next-day and second-day service within each of those regions.
Through its four product groups, OD-Domestic, OD-Expedited, OD-Global and OD-Technology, the Company offers an array of innovative products and services that provide direct service to 48 states within the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Northeast, Midwest, Central and West regions of the country. In addition to domestic less-than-truckload services, the Company offers assembly and distribution services as well as container delivery services to and from all of North America, Central America, South America and the Far East. The Company also offers a broad range of expedited and logistical services for both its domestic and global markets.


Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.J. Wes FryeSenior Vice

President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer336-822-5305